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Conservation of fish stocks and rational exploitation of fisheries.
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4.—(1) Chapter II of Part XIII of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsections for subsection (1) of section 223A (inserted by section 9 of the Act of 1978):
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“(1) The Minister may, as he shall think proper, by order prescribe and adopt either or both of the following measures, namely, measures of conservation of fish stocks and measures of rational exploitation of fisheries.
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(1A) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section, an order under this section may—
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(a) relate—
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(i) generally to sea-fishing or to sea-fishing which is of a specified class or description,
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(ii) generally to fishing other than sea-fishing or to such fishing which is of such a class or description,
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(iii) generally to fisheries other than sea-fisheries or to such fisheries which are of such a class or description,
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(iv) generally to fishing boats (including sea-fishing boats) or to fishing boats which are of such a class or description,
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(v) to boats, other than fishing boats, which are of such a class or description,
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(b) for the purpose of enabling the order to have full effect, extend any or all of—
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(i) the powers conferred by this Act on a sea fisheries protection officer for the purposes of this Act,
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(ii) the powers so conferred on an authorised person within the meaning of Part XVIII of this Act,
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(iii) the powers so conferred on authorised officers within the meaning of section 301 of this Act,
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(c) include such incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions as the Minister considers appropriate,
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and in case provisions are included in such an order by virtue of paragraph (b) of this subsection, this Act shall be construed and have effect in accordance with the terms of the order.”.
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(2) An order under subsection (1) of section 223A (inserted by section 9 of the Act of 1978) of the Principal Act and which immediately before the commencement of this section had neither expired nor been revoked shall be deemed to have been made under the first of the subsections inserted in the said section 223A by subsection (1) of this section and may be revoked or amended as if it had been so made.
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